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Gender and Inclusion

Over the past decade, research support by SSATP led to pertinent findings on gender and transport, showing not only that rural women in Africa carry the largest transport burdens in terms of transport costs and time spent waiting for transportation, but that the typical mode of transport they can hope for is headloading. Case studies have also demonstrated that they face greater transport constraints than men in undertaking marketing activities who often monopolize ownership of intermediate transport modes, although critical for women to engage in domestic and income earning activities. There is now a need to expand knowledge leading to policies on labor-based opportunities for women in the transport sector; on accessibility and safety aspects of transport for both men and women in urban environments; and to integrate gender concerns and needs into the design and implementation of transport projects.